Famous people who died in 2007

A list of 13 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2007.

Roughly 17 years have passed since these people died.

This list is ordered by the person's date of death.

Bam Bam Bigelow

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Jan 19, 2007, at the age of 45.
Toxic levels of cocaine and anti-anxiety drugs.

Anna Nicole Smith

Model Deceased
Died on Feb 8, 2007, at the age of 39.
Accidental overdose of sleeping medication.

Seung-Hui Cho

Mass murderer Deceased
Died on Apr 16, 2007, at the age of 23.
Suicide by gunshot.

Chris Benoit

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Jun 24, 2007, at the age of 40.
Committed suicide after murdering his wife and son.

Eddie Jamaal Griffin

NBA player Deceased
Died on Aug 17, 2007, at the age of 25.
His car was struck by a moving train.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor Deceased
Died on Sep 6, 2007, at the age of 71.
Pancreatic cancer.

Colin McRae

Scottish rally driver Deceased
Died on Sep 15, 2007, at the age of 39.
Helicopter crash.

Carl Eugene Watts

American serial killer Deceased
Died on Sep 21, 2007, at the age of 53.
Prostate cancer.

Sean Taylor

American football player Deceased
Died on Nov 27, 2007, at the age of 24.
Shot dead during a home invasion.

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 2007, at the age of 69.
Respiratory disease.

Ike Turner

Musician Deceased
Died on Dec 12, 2007, at the age of 76.
Cocaine overdose.

Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan Prime Minister Deceased
Died on Dec 27, 2007, at the age of 54.
Assassinated.

Phil O'Donnell

Scottish footballer Deceased
Died on Dec 29, 2007, at the age of 35.
Left ventricular failure.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 2007 was:

Facebook was still relatively new.
These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Breaking Bad", "Real Housewives of New York City", "The Inbetweeners", and "Sons of Anarchy" started airing on television.
These people did not get to see movies such as "Kung Fu Panda", "The Incredible Hulk", "Get Smart", "WALL-E", "Hancock", or "Hellboy II".
These people were not around to see Barack Obama being elected as the first African American president of the United States.
Google Chrome did not exist yet.
In 2007, celebrities such as Brad Renfro, Heath Ledger, VL Mike, and George Carlin were still alive.
Television shows such as "The Wire", "Stargate SG-1", "The Shield", and "Boston Legal" were still running.
The people on this list did not witness the financial crash of 2008.
The perpetrator of 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, was still on the run in 2007.

Celebrity deaths in 2007

Statistics about the 13 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2007. 84% were male, whereas only 15% were female.
15% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
15% of the celebrity deaths in 2007 were from suicide.
15% of these celebrities died in accidents.
15% of them passed away due to cancer.
23% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.